The Sun. — London, England, 1809-11-13 00:00:00

MISREPRESENTATION OE' THE TI2IIES. " hiw a plain - tale will put them down." in a recent-instance we had occasion to point out' the. wilful misrepresentation of that Paper.' We . have now Ao!take notice of a long lejiding para graph, hatched by a malignant and cahimnious spirit, draWn up in • total igunrance : of the, subject, and replete from beginning to end with falsehoodsli we allude tohiS statement respeaing Milford. A con- . tr a 4 , i't is stated,. was .made.. by , the Navy Board With i a Merchant Ship Builder, named JAcOt4,. ;to bttpdth:.that place, a _ A e Niiritx-four gun ship ~ an'S frigate, to be called the .111iyOrci and the La -Thi's .is -false -in'the outset. The ships eontraaed for by JACOBS,..were the Spencer, at Bucldershurd, and the iVaatilds , , at Milford ; and - Mr BARRALLIER (a Gentleman of science, who had the whole superintendance of the naval arsenal of, Toulon, and who had been of essential service to us in our 'aliaCk on th at place), drew the lines and `superintended the build,ing of these ships, which he did with such . satisfatlion • to Government, as, •to in duce .itlo lay down, on the slips at Milford, a 74- g u n 'still : ), and a frigate athe first class, the former called the ':illitford,atidthe latter the Lavinia, both of which have also been 'laUnched, and finer ships, per liarts,neyealited on the ocean. The expence stated by the Writer to hive been incurred on those :ships (it is impassible to say what ships he ;Means) is totally . . • false -It he means theiltliTord and Lav i n i a, we Can only say; : that thb expense of building the Mil ford has been stated . officially . to be near 30 per Fent. cheaper 'than ships of the same. class built by .:contrael, and. 'much cheaper than they are 'or can : be built in `6f ytis Majesty's -clock prds,;uootwithtanding-the delay and irrreased 'ex- Pence of supplying Milford 'lard with 'timber felled in the Forest of • Dean, sent from theke past Mil ford to Plyniouth, and then 'returned from Plymouth to Milford ;.---so . 'muCh for the - first Tart of this 'saga tious writ.er's statement. •• ; • It is etivally false, as•stated' by the writer iti . tlib Times, th a t applicat io is . for the 'sale of t heland cver s e made to..three successive Administrations those of Lord SinmOuTH, and Lord OfiENvILLn. No Suelyapplieation, we will venture to isSeft, was ever made, and consequently rot resisted by the above-Mentioned ktifiters - : the.land belonged to the late Mr. CHARLE. who neither Wished tO sell it, nor, if st;aiiieb-ed, coutribe"kli it, having no mot than a life interest in it. At his death it descsendecl to his brothet the Present Mr. tkrisiitk --Oaavit.LE; who, like fit's brother, had. either the wish nor the power to dispose of it, Mr. CHARLES GREVILL let it to:Ooyertarebt .at 2501. a ye a rs Mr. IV.)BERT GREVILLE *at willing to do the same ; but So self-evident were the advantageS of building ships of war at Milford, where timber froin the forest of bean, and from many Wal es; parts of could be procured at a Much cheaper rate than at his Majesty's other Dock-yards, or Merchants yards in the River; where iron could be had in abund ance with little cost of carriage;' where labour Was so touch cheaper than at most other sea ports, that, instead of continuing an establishment Which held out those important advantages, upon So precarious a tenure as that from year to year, it was deemed advisable to enable Mr. GREVILLE to sell the same at a fair valuation, which, we believe, was fixed at something above 40001. Whether this freehold purchase for the Crown, or the precarious tenure at a, rent of 2501. a-year is the more desirable, we shall not insult our Readers by offering an opinion. We can also acquaint the Writer in the 'limps, for his mortification, that two sail of the line and a frigate are ordered to be built at Milford, and that, if ne cessary, two more can be added to them ; and that " the wall of 12 feet h'gh, round a yard wherein a ship of the line and a frigate may be built," will not, for his further mortification, cost one third part of the sum which he roundly, mischievously, and most gnorantly states that it will. Where this most stupid Writer discovered that Plymouth was better situated for obtaining timber than Milford, we shall not atop to enquire; if he had no other book than Guthrie's . Grammar, a. reference to it would have better inforMed him ; and why Milford should be supplied with the necessary articles from Plymouth, is we confess, totally incomprehensible tous. Can it be ignorance, or the most shameless and bare-faced itn tiutience, for the sake of gratifying part,/ spleen, that can induce any man who feels the worth of charac ter and reputation, thus to commit himself before the public ? The opinion which he puts into the mouth of the Attorney-General, and the " Oath of Abjuration" he talks . about, are not merely falsehoods, but most contemptible and ridiculous observations; though they do not " excite our bile and provoke Qur indignation," we are not so jaundiced as this bilious gentleman. But what shall we say to the observations of this sagacious statesman respeEt ing the appointing of two Catholics to Offices of the highest trust and importance ?" It is true the Legislature has conceived it prudent to re train Catholics from licking certain high giEcei the State; fetinstance, a Catholic cannot ascend the, , Throne, a Catholic cannotbecome Lord ChanCellor,- cannot sit in Parliament, cannot becanie a General in • the Army,or an'Admiral. in the Navy; but for the first time we are informed by, the Times N' eWspaper, that a Catholic cannot take an adze in his hand, and .4 • square a bit of timber. We doubt even, whether, at a, time when that body of men lanoured under all the restri&ions that were ever etiaded, the prohibi bition ofbecorning a ship-builder.waS ever intended, unless we are very much deceived: Mr. BARRILLIER and , his son a're not Catholics, but illetber or not, -we have very little hesitation in statilit it as' our opinion, that it never entered into the . CC'otennplkion of Go vernment to ask the question; rfitich less to ask the Az tortieyGett- whether a rtoMatt drive a nail into one of his Majesty's . ships of war. One word more, and we have done. _So 'tar froth the pnrehase•Of Milford' treserVing the appellation of " foul job," we will Veritnre to pledge our credit with the public; that there never was an establishment created upon truer principles of ecOnOttly in every part of if, nor one upon 'which a more full and win ue investigation • into every 'citumstance of advantag e and 'disadvantage could 'have been instituted than did 'actually take place before it was d'terntined to carry the plan into eff,A, and we .will venture tO - pronounce, without any disparagement 'to the other, established yards, that ships of equal quality in every respect, can and will be launched at Milford, at a much cheaper rate than at any other building port in England. • COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The favourable gleam that seemed to be spreading over this place on Friday evening was. entirely over cast on Saturday 'night, when Love lint Villmge and Animal Magnetism were, as usual, nearly converted into pantomimes by the opponents of the new prices. Though the musical effort's of the Performers were' sometimes listened to during the first two aas of the Opera ) all was confusion and uproar as soon as the ball-priCe corps arrived. These persons, regardless' of sex of age ; .pushed, their way to the centre of the Pit, and then the storm began to rage with a fury that lasted till noire time after the final droP . - *ping the curtain.--Among other expedient s t o spread their -labeik- with O. ° P. four birds. were let loose in the Theaire, with papers having those let; ters upon them. The persons who practised this ex pedient are not:likely to sympathize with-the Poet.; *ha says - he has " A heart that aches if but a wren expire." Other inscriptions, with' Old Prices at length; and • • Apology for insults.. •. bratimcle lot Patronage. Relinquishment of Prosecutions. • - 14 I.: Were held bp- occasionally in t he. Pit. But tine most offetoive conduet during the night was the attack upon the visitors of the private boxes, who were assailed with coarse and obScene alusions; though these boxes have been .taken by sonie of the most respe&able charaEters. among/ the British nobiltty, and the lemalesin. particular are of the highest order of pure unblemished reputation. Against these per sons the Reformers in the Pit pointed their sticks; hissing ) andioaring the most offensive expressions, till they were obliged to disappear. Two Gentle-- men, .howev,er; in the Private Boxes. maintained their ground, in firm deance and contempt, till the opposition party dispersed, and left the Theatre. It hardly necessary to observe,- that the hooting,, crowing, growling, groaning, With the usual aCcorn , 6 paniment of horns, rattles, &c. &c. took p!:ice, as well as the 0: . P. dance, and the delightful harmony of " God save the King,' and " Rule Britannia." which were warbled at the ,saine time, by these vo-; lunteer musicians. , POLICE. Bow-STREET.--On Saturday Ntri Abraharh Haft Braham, of Villiers -street, Strand, charged Mr. M. Thompson, of the Salllo steet, with a ss i st i ng iu making a disturbance in the Theatre. This was most positively contradicted by several witnesses who sat near them. Mr. Thompson then preferred his charge against Mr. Braham, for a violent assault and knocking bias down. He said, that he was in the Pit standing on a seat with oi her persons, and during the performance, after some conversation that took place relative to the coudu& of Mr. Brabant, a scuffle ensued, the Prisoner struck him yiolentiy with his fist on his breast, and knocked him down, and the Only of fence he had given him was being pushed against him by other persons, which he coulti not possibly avoid. This statement was confirmed by Mr. G. Purse, a silverstnith, of the Strand, who stated, that in a pres• sure and scuffle Mr. Thompson was struck a violent blow by Mr. Braham on his breast. Mr. Bra!ram was ordered to find bail, which he Lewis Vandudace, the younger, was brought in the custody of Mr. Bell, the High Constable for the Holborn Division, who said he saw the prisoner on the third seat of the Pit, while great noise and dis turbance was making‘ there, and heard the prisoner exclaim, as if speaking to some persons in the Boxes, Now is your time for the 0. P.'s to sing out for the old prices," and produced a paper with 0. P. on it, and bad one in his hat with " 0. P, and Clifford for ever ," after which he blew a,born, similar to those used by guards of coaches, upon which he knocked it out of his hand, having first advised him not to blow it, but he persisted in doing it: . The prisoner acknowledged blowing the horn; he also acknowledged having 0. P, in his hat and hand, but denied speaking to any person or persons in the boxes. -Mr. READ ' - asked the prisoner who and what he was ? The prisoner• said his father was a notary public, and resided in Wellclose-square. The Magistrate soid that he must find bail, which not being able to do at the moment, he was ordered iato custody. About twclye he foand bail, •, N A VAL N EW S. Pronthe LONDON GdZETIT, Nov. ti, 1309. Achiziralty-011?ce, Aov. I i , 1800. Copy . of t Letter from. Admiral the [tight Hun, Lord Garti;. bier, Commaslder,in Chief of his Kajesty's.Ships and Yes sels in the Channel Fleet, tire. to 1. W. Croker, Esq: dated the Bth instant. . . transmit herewith a letter Which Rear , Admiral Sotheby has inclosed to me from Captain Atkins of the Seine,_ reporting the capture of ihe French brig privateer Rodeur ) of t 6 guns' and one hundred and twenty one Men, and a copy of a letter from Sir. George Collier, stating the capture of the . French: . natiOnal corvette Le Milan, of eighteed gnus and one hundred and fifteen men by the Sur veillante under his command, for the infortnation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. I have the honour io be, &c. (Signed) 'GAMBIER. offLourdeaux, Od. 26, 1809. Sin,—Yesterday evening: I 6pru , red the Rodeur French brig privateer of sixteen guns (long sixes) and'. one hundred and twenty one men, out three days froth Bayonne, bound pn a cruize off the west coast of Irdand. She is a very fine Vessel of large dimen. sions, picked for .twenty guns,, coppered and copper fastened„, and in complete repair and equipment ; and from her forme and fast sailing properties' ts , ould have done much mischief to cur : commerce, which renders her ciptUre the more important. I bave the honour to be, &e. (Stalled) D. ATK INS, Rear-Admiral Sotheby, &c. His Majesty's Ship Surveillante, off Ushant, iBO9. this day crossed upon tifs Majesty's ship Seine in Chace of a brig, and after.' a run of four hout'S had the goad 'fortune to bring the chace to, though not till she had suffered in the rigging con siderably, by our musketry . 3 she proves the French nationaicorvette Le Milan; connnianded by Monsieur Le Toufef, Capitaine- .de Fregate ; she mounts 'eighteen guns, sixteen 'of which are twenty-four pounders, and has on board One hundred and fifteen 'men.; she sailed from 'the Loire last night, and was charged with dispatches I believe for Guadaloupe; s - she appears `to sail very well, and is, nearly new. . • I have the honour to. be, Stc; 'GEORGE R. COLLIER. . , Triciibat'Sotheby, Esq. Rear-Attrithal bf the White, &c. VLYMati`FI, Nov. fn.—Arrived the Ann, Cum- Master, from St. Vbes, laden with aaft, bound . 'to London, last from Scilly was captured by the French schooner privateer Cor?fian' la whose pos session she reunified lour liOurs, and was then given tap to the Master and crew, alter. . being plundered of several articles. Also his Majesty's ship 'Crocus, from Portsmouth ; the Atka, 'HuDsobr, from 'St. Übes-, Paden. with salt, bound to London; put in here by contrary winds; the Good Statesman , JOHN PERRYMAN, Master, from.. Malta, laden with oil, for Exeter; 'the .Emblem sChoonet, WATEIIMAN, Master, from Cadiz, laden with salt,' boond to Lon_ don. • Sailed his Majesty's ship Sripion, of 74 guns, Admiral STorFouD, for - Basque Roads, to relieve Admiral SOTH v . ; in•the Dreadnought, which ship is expeded here. Arrived the Mary, MONDAY; from London; PADDoN ; and L pion, TR ENAMAN, from Neath. Nov. il. Arrived his Majesty's brig Mariner, fro m a cruize; the Vio/ct lugger, from Guernsey; th e s hip Providence, of and from London, INGRAM, M a ste, for New Providence, with► Governmiatt stores Y the scha-?ner Ga.trnnL , MorFET:, Master, fro m Lisbon, laden with fruit, bound to London, out 20 days, and was cfr);ized to put in here by con trary winds; the brig Fairs, HUTCHtNi 3 from Pen zance, for London, with' fish ; the London packet, CREIGHToN, from Cardiff, for London; the Harle quin hired armed ship, Lieut. ANSTRUTHER, 11'01H •the DoWns; the CerreuF, DER VEN, from Sander land. Saikd the Eclipse sloop of war, to the westward 3 and the Violet lugger, on a cruize. Went up, the harbour to be repaired, his Majesty's ship Crocus.. PORTSMOUTH", NOV. t !?...—Arrived yecterday, the Betiona,Nou, from Malta, for I,bnclott ; Thomas and Ann, Rust', from Sunderland ; and the 'Ame rick' 'schooner, Playmate, from Malaga. Arrived this day, the Catherine, NACKRNZ, from Sunderland ; and the Commerce, RAND6,.trotnGib raltar. Sailed, his Majesty's ship / 3 67-uviah, with 'dis patches ; the Die Einigteit, ALTER s, for Tun:iin gen ; and the Mercury, JOHNS, foi' Fay-. His Majesty's ship Hyperion, takes couvoy to the West Indies, instead of the Palen: SHREiti4ESS, Nov. 1 L—Sailed his Majesty's brig .riggressor. Came down from Chatham, and anchored' at the Great Afore, his Majesty's sloop Crane. YARMOUTH, Nov. I2:—The Paz schooner has brought in two vessels from the Emms, bound to Embden, laden with sundries, viz. A'oydt Gedacht, Jan Alberts, of Leer ; and the .Tong Aucklic Pieter, WATERS, Master, of Embden .-- Sailed on a cruize, the Manly gun-brig, and Prince of Wales cutter; the. Pandora still remains with her convoy, bound to Heligoland, wind bound.—Arrived this morning from Caaavere,' the Ann, by which arrival we are sorry to learn that the sickness still remains among our troops in Flushing. DEAL, SEPT. 12.—Arrived and saile3 for the ri ver, the Perseverance, EVANS, from Chester. Came down frolu.the liver, and saike, to the Westward, tht! Pursuit, for Surinam Berwick, fur Barhadoe# :lad the Pau', for Cadiz- f. PORTUGUESE PAPERS. Odr — :l4.t—BY an extra& bf dispatch. disp c of , the Bth, we' lear n that Vi - :tot" was at, TOlad9 'with 12,000 men, and 2000 of thmr reconnoire,l - the adjacent country as far as . Ajar - hi, Narnbrocrv, and Sisla;' The number of troops accordingly thtt 'are in Ocanha. and Arm/Inez are di , tintily . Ney is at Madrid, and they say that he is to go with the Royal-Toppar to Aranjuez. xtraet of a dispatch of the '9th enemy still occupy the same positions, and his, principal ob, = jestat present set nos to he to plunder the ifihabi... tants of Ccii).4 a. The King is still at Madrid. ' SPAIN--V.,11, SEPT. ,Q6.--Geoeral 81 - 3ke arrived yesterday arSelva, with )5,000 . C.)l. Frar.l tisco -Rovira, and Lientellant - Colonqi Jowl), ClaroF4. arrived ; the termer al Besalu; and' tire:latter at Bata' bolas, with their respeCtivc divisions,. and the Scam.; ienes en masse. . . . SEPT. 28.---According •to positive 'information ; the second convoy had entered Gerona, alter llama. sustained some losses from some flying parties of the enemy.- ' By ad-lices of the 29th, -we_ learn , fron - -the. - Victs. . pity of Praza, that on the morning there was some firing in the neighbO j urhood, and, in • the plains of Durneney:;:-that'during the night there. were a number of musket shots heard, the enemy. .. having occupied the grounds round the fort of ,:St;; David, and that they in order to appear.moreims, merotis, increased the numbek of their fires, though.-,: they had experienced a very considerable*dirni-::, .nution, - in - consequence -of . the; great number of wounded that t tiny have carried oft in waggons-, since.- the attack of the tyth, having lost a great number in the anion. • MANRESA, 521 1 17 . ; 28.—0 R, the.2sth nothing new.' had occurred at Gerona; the enemies, during the night, occupied the same position, with a little -va riation, that they had done before in the plain, and from the declivity of the mountain it appeared that they had extended their posts somewhat. farther. On the 26th; after sun-rise, a great firing of mus ketry was heard in the neighbourhood of the Capu chins, along the heights, which was diretaed in such a way as to reach' the fort of the Capuchins. We are looking with the greatest anxiety to learn the re sult of this. ,action. Oh ! immortal Gerona 1 thou shalt be crowned with glory and honour for thy he roism . and spirit.. .VALENCA, Ocr. 6.,--On the 27th of September an official account of 1). Joaon Martin was received at Sigtaenza, in which he communicates the coM pleteexpUlsion of the French from Guidalaxara, after pursUing:and_cutting them in pieces. • • . SEvtaE„ Oct. —The new, army of,atalonia, which, conformably to the.oriirs. given by General klake, is now forming in that "will b e .diVided into four legions. Each legion will consist of two seClionsolintantry of the line, a, 'se6tion. Of light infantry, a company of pioneers, besides artil lerymen, and two squadrons of light eavalry. .Each seCtion.,..of infantry, .of, the `line .will consisi of four. battalions, and that of light infantry of tuo, SCt that the whole armed torc,.• of the principality will be 32 battalinns- of infantry of .the line; three battalions., of light infantry, fOur companies of pioneers; companies ofaxtillery, and eight squadrons of .light cavalry. . MALAGA, OCT. 1 scouring parties of Es-. tremadura have taken from the enemy a consider-. able quantity of provisions, Which they carried. tt? . Pontede Arcebispo. The celebrated Sanches, with 50 men, attacked 70 of the enemy in the neighbourhood of Cuidad Rodrigo, and 'kit 54 to the sword (a glerious ex ample l) and. made the .rest prisoners. On the fok : lowing day.they attacked 50, and killed every man. of them (Brat() bravo!). On account of these. brave action's he lias.obtained the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel. Since D. Felippe Perona comrminicated the intel ligence we have already announced,.heitas su4tairied. in the low grounds..of Cinca twoattec.k.s. of the ene my, in which they list tzto men...Geruna eQutinues to defend itself, G,HANADA, OCT. 9.--rAlplost ;he whole_ kingdom • of Arragon resists .obstinately the foreign The valiant Nrona, after repulsing the enemy, who attacked him with a superior_ force, compelled them to retire by the. way of_ Huesca, which they entered, committing all sorts of, outrages, and exhibiting every specie 3 of ferocity :against the tranquil inhabitants of that city, who suffered all the bad treatment that . can be conceived. The oneiny attacked also the harbOurs of Re na:S(1110, Plan, Bielsa, and Valle de Aran, on the 31st of August, as also the various points of Arragon,with . :r view to attra:...t the attention of the troops, which. Perona and Bag - et commanded ; but in all these quar . ters they were repulsed, and unable to penetrate any Spanish poll.. CORDOVA, OCT. 6.—We learn, by the way-4 Carolina, that. our skirmishers continue to harass dm' enemy ; by this means we have got into our poses sion. 43 waggons loaded with grain, and a thousand head of black cattle. Misi . Latham has ptit in bail to answ4t-the !nein for, perjury found against her. Do6tors Pow ell and Howarth were the sureties for her appearatiL at.the next Sessions. . SMITHFIELD-MARKET, Nov. 13: . . • - This day's Market was amply supplied With prime Beasts, and the show of Cattle in - other respe,':t s was plentiful • Veal • and • Pork support . lasC prices 3 Beef and. Mutton- are cheaper; and the trade in general was pretty good.—The sales. in the Hay Market were'soMewhat lively ; Hay, Straw, and Clover, ob tained last prices.—We anne2c acorred. statement of the prices and numbers : To sink the MEd per stone of 81b. Beef 4s. od. to 55. 56.—Mutton 4s. od. to ss. Bd.—Veal ss. od. to 75. 6d.—Pork ss. 6d. to Bs. od.. , Beasts, 3,7oo.—Shep, i7,soo.—Calves, zoo.--Pigs, 27Q. SMITIi.FIP.LD HAY-MARKET. Hay, 51. ups. od. to bi. bs. cd.—Strav‘, 11. iss, od. to 21. les. od.—(lover 61. ros. ad. to 0. los. od. CORN EXCHANGE, Nov. 13 fresh Anivals of Wheat this day make the supply rather consider t able, but sales thereof support last prices ; ..Barley and Malt for prime samples likewise; White Pe ase somewhat cheaper ; Beans of the two kinds like wise ; there are tolerable remaining I,llpp;i:2i Gt . Oats, chiefly second and ordinary, and this is named at little tiucluatioo, Flout' at last week's.; t..1 , .;0. tati99.